The ultimate summer beauty buys

Make-up and skin care are tricky to get right in the heat of summer - your usual trusty products can feel too heavy or cakey - or simply melt away in moments. Does your bathroom shelf or cosmetic bag need a summer rejig? Or perhaps you're about to whizz off on holiday and pondering what products to pack? Either way, we've compiled our Top Summer Beauty Buys from some of our favourite brands. All are available at *WESTGATE OXFORD* if you're heading that way, or if you can't make it into town, no worries - you can click through to buy.

MAC Eye Shadow x4 Desert Dusk

How gorgeous is this? Palettes are a great space-saver in your suitcase, MAC's eye products are always excellent quality and this one is enough to persuade me to try blue eyeshadow for the first time since 1986.£35

Smashbox Photo Finish Scented Primer Waters

Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick Compact

I've bought a lot of these over the years. It's a highlighter and bronzer that give your cheeks such a gorgeous glow even Jennifer Lopez would be jealous. I go for 'bronze' in the summer and switch to one of the pinkier shades at other times of year.£35.50

Charlotte Tilbury Wonderglow

This is ideal for summer months when you don't want to wear full foundation. It's light, sheeny and give your face a subtle, healthy gleam (even if you stayed up too late drinking rosé). You can use it on its own, under make-up as a primer or over it as a liquid highlighter.£38.50

MAC Haute & Naughty Waterproof Lash Mascara

Whether you're jumping in the pool or just sweating profusely, if you're going to wear mascara at the mo, best make it a waterproof one. This MAC one give you natural or va-va-voom coverage depending on which opening you pull the brush out from. Clever, eh?£20

Smashbox Petal Metal Shimmer Drops

These are rather nifty - little drops of shimmer that you can use as a highlighter, to pimp your tinted moisturizer or to add a glimmer on top of matte lipstick. They're part of Smashbox's pretty new rose-gold range which couldn't be more summery if it tried.£30

Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick

It's hard to get eye make-up to stay in place in the summer but Bobbi Brown has nailed it with the soft, smudgeable, waterproof sticks that come in 18 shades. They're technically eye shadow but I use them close to my lashline as a smudgy eyeliner.£23